diff --git a/roles/repos/tasks/debian.yml b/roles/repos/tasks/debian.yml
index a25effbb..a1443ab1 100644
--- a/roles/repos/tasks/debian.yml
+++ b/roles/repos/tasks/debian.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.apt_key:
     url: "{{ elasticstack_repo_key }}"
     state: absent
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version <= "12"
 
 - name: Ensure Elastic Stack key is available (Debian)
   ansible.builtin.get_url: